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Alexandria Times-Post-Gazette-Chronicle-Tribune-Journal-Enquirer
Sports Section
U21s get big draw against Spruitland
Apparently the juniors can play some really good football as they came up against a very good Spruitland side and tied them 0-0. Despite being under pressure much of the game defenders Kyoga Marcazumi, Kent Littner and Casey Stockholm did very well to hold the Wabbits to a shutout. Coach Patrice Thibault said, "Well we did better than our A squad in their one game down here so we can at least be proud of that. Now we want to score a goal before the end of the group stage. Next game I think we should score."
Match Report:
The Warriors started off a little scared as they had never played a team with as much skill as the Spruitland B Team. While the faces looked similar with no one really standing out the talent did not seem to differ much. Early in the game the Wabbits attacked vigourously with Y and X mounting some creative attacks to try and beat Marcazumi and Littner. Luckily for the Warriors the defenders came up huge stopping the strikers in their paths. Unfortunately though the Wabbits kept on coming and almost scored in the 14th minute when TDM found X alone in the box. X's shot was right on net but luckily right to Clay Finton who made the easy save. A little bit later the Warriors finally mounted an attack as Chuck Farenstein passed a nice long ball to Zar Johnson. Johnson raced up and managed to get off a nice shot but it was high and a maybe a little wide. Milchama would attack sporadically like that the rest of the day. That meant of course that Spruitland had the majority of the attacks and they did but the Milchamian defense played one of the best defensive games in Milchama history as despite allowing 14 shots and the Wabbits having 9 shots on net they did not score a goal. Clay Finton made 7 great saves and in the 63rd minute, the closest either team came to scoring, Casey Stockholm kicked a ball off the line after a scramble during a corner kick. In the end it was not a boring match at all despite the 0-0 draw even for Milchamians who saw their U21 team play the best game of their lives (so far).
Final Score:
Milchama 0 (7 shots 2 on net)
Spruitland 0 (14 shots 9 on net) |
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ASMV - Kings of the 1 Point Loss
The Sea Dragons took to field against Sarzonia today with high hopes. Unfortunately those hopes didn't quite pan out. The match ended with ASMV once again on the wrong end of a 2-1 score.
The teams spirit remains high, however. Having played Starblaydia and Sarzonia to a goal apiece, the very young Sea Dragon "B" squad is already chomping at the bit and ready to eat some Hawk for dinner.
Carrie Sessom (33rd minute) scored the only ASMV goal. Following the match, she had this to say - "We played well and came up just short. Sarzonia is the team to beat after all. Starblaydia was a tough match also. But now those two are out of the way. News from Lamoni says they expect to beat us. I wish them luck. They are gonna need it!"
Sooner or later all of those 1 point losses will turn into 1 point wins. When that happens - everybody had better beware the mighty Sea Dragons! |
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Starblaydia Drop 100% record
A little bit fishy as Allies share points?
Two things call this results into question. 1) Starblaydia are a helluva lot better than Nojika and 2) Nojika and Starblaydia are both part of the leading alliance in the region: The Strategic Alliance of Autocratic States. Now, far be it from me to express any doubts about the consistency of Starblaydia drawing 1-1 to Nojika, but.. (This journalist has now been replaced, we apologise for the dicontinuity in writing styles - Ed).
The Panthers finally won themselves a point against Starblaydi, making it third time lucky in a match run that stretches back, wait for it, thiry-six years! This is only the third time that Starblaydia have met Nojika, and it's the first of those times that Nojika have come away with anything other than no points.
Back in AOCAF2, Starblaydia registered their first ever AOCAF match win with a 2-1 over Nojika in Vilita. Supersub Ahmed Ol-wairain, and soon-to-be manager Guylain N'Dumbu-Nsungu got the goals in that win. Fast forward twenty-four years and Starblaydia met Nojika again in AOCAF8 - just across the water in Druida. There, again, Starblaydia picked up the win courtesy of a first senior international goal from Itechton Matranga, a nineteen year-old substitute. Anyone figure out what happened to that guy? One thing we do know, however, is that Starblaydia went on to win that AOCAF.
This time it was time for Nojika to spoil the Starblaydi Three-Point Party. Carlos Amoa, a young Rozier City midfielder, brought the Panthers back into top-of-the-group contention with a well-taken goal, seized upon after a mistake by Francisco Ibanez. Ibanex himself was booked for shoving Amoa during his celebrations, something which nearly kicked off a twenty-two man brawl. Fiery, that lad.
Starblaydia had earlier taken the lead from subsitute Rabindrah Singh with his second international goal. Nojika look to be earning their current Second-Place spot, despite attention from longer-standing and more-impressive football nations such as Sarzonia, Lamoni and The Lowland Clans.
Starblaydia's next match - against the Stars of Sarzonia - will probably decide the name of the Group Winner, though it's possible that the two rivals will proverbially slit each other's throats and allow Nojika to sneak up on the outside.
Starblaydia 1 - 1 Nojika
(Singh 56) - (Amoa 71) |
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Suicide rates soar as Falcons keep up losing record.
Spirits in Falcania are at an all-time low following the Falcons' latest consecutive loss in the AOCAF championship. The Falcons, who are running the risk of being the only team in the championship yet to win a match, were bested today by Bedistan.
Today's match started well, with Falcons wunderkind scoring an early blast at the keeper, who wasn't paying attention. However, things soon hotted up, as the vengeful strikers kept up a determined barrage at the defence. Jake Papas decided to bring off team newcomers Clapp and Suttcliffe and replace them with Andy Stanford and Ollie Fink, the reserve defenders, thus bringing in a hitherto unseen 7-2-1 formation.
This soon broke, however, when Bedistan frontman David Fuzhou scrambled through Michael Smart and Phillip Gillams, resulting in both players crashing into each other and recieving a broken nose for their troubles, along with a goal.
This was complemented further shortly after half-time when the substitutions for Smart and Gillams, attackers Tom Black and Gavin Poole, were flummoxed by Sally Dapper, who scored the second belter for Bedistan. After a trip, Andreas Papadolambakis was brought off due to injury, with nobody to replace him. Jake Papas could only bring his entire 9-man team back into defence and watch in despair as they were outclassed by Bedistan. Another goal scored signified the end of the match. As the Bettian street-cleaners wiped the bloody mass of suicidal Falcanians off the streets in front of The Gasworks, in Gabalfa, the Falcanian team returned to the hotel, hanging their heads in shame.
Preliminary reports show that James Guy is sufficiently healed from his ordeal last match, and that the broken noses are nothing that won't be solved with a lot of sticking plasters. The twisted ankle suffered by Papadolambakis should wear off overnight. Tomorrow the Falcons face the toughest challenge yet, against hosts Bettia. Today was a shambles, and although many say that Bedistan have experience, the fact remains that today the best Falcania have to offer were annihilated by 11 old men.
Final scores:
Falcania 1 (Miller 12:27)
Bedistan 3 (Fuzhou 31:47; Dapper 48:29; Fuzhou 87:17)
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AOCAF XI
Super Shirko Sinks Saints
Hypocria 5 - 1 Pastorville
Shirko (3)
Jenas
Eagles
After being shut out against Vilita the Hypocrian attack was itching for some goals as new boys Pastorville found out to their cost.
Unsurprisingly, considering this is the Saints first AOCAF, it was the first meeting between the two sides and the final score line showed just how valuable experience can be as Pastorville conceded five goals for the second time in three matches.
There was no question who was the outstanding player for the Hyppos. Veteran striker Andrei Shirko stole the show with a perfect hat trick, scoring first with his left foot, then his right and knocking in the third with a header.
The first goal was really scrappy. Baxter whipped a corner into the penalty area, the defence made a hash of clearing and the ball dropped to the left foot of Shirko who stabbed it past the goalkeeper. The second came from the penalty spot after Marshall’s run was illegally ended. Shirko stepped up and, right footed this time, confidently beat the keeper. Young midfielder Hayden Jenas opened his account for the national side with the third goal. Marshall cut the ball back from the right flank and Jenas fired low and hard, from the edge of the box, across the keeper and into the net.
Immediately after the restart the fans in Lorshill were treated to the goal of the game and it came from the side 3 - 0 down. Straight from the kick off the Saints but together a wonderfully incisive passing move which ended with Kindelan picking the ball out of the net, the first goal he had conceded in the competition. If that raised Pastorville spirits they were doused again seven minutes later when Shirko completed his hat trick with a near post header from Baxter’s freekick. With five minutes left Baxter sprung the offside trap with a pinpoint through ball and substitute Eagles raced away. The debutant coolly beat the keeper to mark his international debut with a goal to complete the rout.
Across the city Vilita kept themselves on top of Group 3 with a 3 - 0 win over Chacor. They lead the Hyppos on goal difference. Krytenia dragged themselves back into contention with a narrow 1 - 0 victory over bottom nation Hockey Canada. With 6 points on offer there’s still plenty to play for. Hypocria head to Akani Sands next to take on Chacor, Vilita and Krytenia meet at the Stamping Ground in Lorshill and Hockey Canada will be hoping for their first points against Pastorville in Ravenhill Park, also in Lorshill.
Matchday 3 Roundup
Group 1
Bettia’s good run came to an end as the Aroras were beaten 1 - 0 by Turori which enabled Druida to overhaul the hosts and top Group 1 after a 2 - 0 win over Oliverry. Bedistan are still in contention after a 3 - 1 victory against struggling Falcania.
Group 2
Defending champions Starblaydia stay top despite being held 1 - 1 by their SAAS allies Nojika. The Panthers remain in second after third placed Sarzonia were also held to a draw, 2 - 2 with the Lowland Clans. Lamoni were the biggest beneficiaries after their 1 - 0 win over Andossa Se Mitrin Vega moved them to within a point of both Sarzonia and Nojika.
Group 4
The Lions of Nedalia kept the tournaments only 100% record intact with an entertaining 4 - 2 win over the Spruitland Wabbits. Milchama moved above Fmjphoenix, who didn’t play, into second after an impressive 1 - 0 against Crystilakere. Milchama are 2 points behind Nedalia but the Lions have a game in hand.
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AKANI LOSE NAE MORE, JIM!
Krytenia 1
Hockey Canada 0
NOW we're talking. After two appaling performances, Ari Smith has pulled his struggling Jacks together and come up trumps thanks to a late goal from Ray Lausano (F***ing hell, he can score!! - Ed). A one-nil victory over Hockey Canada has effectively ended the HocCanucks' participation in the tournament, and lifted the Krytenians to third place. Their opponents in the next two games? The two sides above them.
Watch out Vilita and Hypocria, the Jacks are back, and kicking some serious bottom(feeders - Ed). |
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DEFENSE MIA
The Pastorville Saints normally reliable defense that gave up no more than three goals in WC XXV qualifying has surrendered a handful of goals in two of their three matches in AOCAF XI. Where the Saints defense has gone is anybody's guess, but nobody seems to have any idea of where to go looking for it. If anybody finds the Saints defense they are asked to please return it to the Saints national team ASAP. |
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And the Streak Continues!!!
Today the 1 point loss trend continued as the would-be upstart Sea Dragons failed to have any Hawk for dinner. In fact the squad looked kind of toothless as Lamoni beat them 1-0.
Perhaps fortunes will change for the team, who knows at this point. |
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The Nedalia Lions
"B" Team looking "A" Class
SUKATRA, BETTIA - The Nedalia Lions kept their winning record alive tonight with another dazzling offensive performance against WC bound Spruitland, defeating the Wabbits 4 - 2 infront of an estimated 40,000 Nedalian fans who had made the trip from the west. Although the Wabbits were able to strike first, the Lions countered with 4 goals (2 in the 1st half, 2 in the 2nd half) before Spruitland were able to score again late in extra time.
Nedalia's southern neighbors across the sea got things rolling with a 7th minute strike that left Apex League based Hard Dans completely beat. It didnt take long for Honsfield Athletic's Hrjove Brando to equalize, scoring in the 11th minute off a deflection from a previous shot. Twenty minutes later, Brando struck again, this time after dribbling through 2 defenders and audociously chipping the ball over the Spruitland keeper to give Nedalia the lead.
The offensive show didnt stop there. Early in the 2nd half (the 53rd minute to be exact), it was Bader Tayarra who nailed in the goal with a screaming shot that hit the back of the net with tremendous velocity. The Lions kept the pressure up, and it paid off again in the 78th minute, when 20 year old Houdini hit his second goal of the tournament to give Nedalia a commanding 4-1 lead. Spruitland's extra time consolation goal had no affect on the match, ending the game with a final score of 4-2.
Again, the Nedalian defense stepped up admirably and defended their goal well. The first Spruitland goal was a shot that couldnt be stopped, and the second goal came in extra time when Nedalia had already had the match sealed. In between the two goals, the defenders were up to the challenge of a ferocious offense that could score at any moments notice. The Lions, however, were able to come through and continue their winning streak. |
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Whole lotta rockin' goin' on!
Lamoni's 1-0 victory over ASMV, coupled with Starblaydia, Nojika, Sarzonia, and TLC all being involved in draws, has moved the Hawks into fourth place in their group; just one point behind both Nojika and Sarzonia. The Hawks don't intend to waste the opportunity, either. They face Nojika next, and if they work hard and play their game, they just might be able to walk away with this one. The Hawks can jump into second place with victories against Sarzonia and Nojika, but let's not get ahead of ourselves here. John Towers scored the only goal of the match at 10 minutes in with a head-butt. The Hawks were worried that one goal might not be enough to put this one away, but the Lamonian defense kicked in and went the extra mile; denying ASMV's offense, and sealing the Lamonian victory.
Lamoni - 1 John Towers (10)
ASMV - 0 (none) |
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So much for the Battle of the Stars.
Sarzonia and The Lowland Clans played each other to a 2-2 draw that was exciting in terms of goal scoring with Kyle Mason and Jon Hansen scoring the goals for Sarzonia. But even throughout what many fans would have thought was football entertainment at its finest, there was always one undercurrent that threatened to make the clash of Stars a footnote. A purple footnote.
Starblaydia. There's no use getting around it. Sarzonia's Stars hate Starblaydia. The countries always seem on the brink of a diplomatic tete-a-tete and the region is consistently treated to male member waving by both nation's militaries, Starblaydia as the lead country of the Atlantian Oceania Regional Defence Organisation and Sarzonia with a navy known as a worldwide superpower.
Now the gloves come off for real. Now there's no more speculation. It's time for the two teams considered the class of Group 2 to decide who's accomplishments mean more: Starblaydia's four AOCAF titles to Sarzonia's none or Sarzonia's Baptism of Fire Cup, Cup of Harmony, and World Cup trophies to no extra-regional honours for Starblaydia's national team. Defender and team captain Ettore Salivani dismissed talk of Francisco Ibanez's reputation as a thug, saying, "he plays in Spruitland's national league. How good can he be?"
Salivani does have a point there. What passes for a top-flight national league in Spruitland isn't exactly anything to make the Woodstock Wild tremble with fear. The only thing they'd tremble about facing a team from that ragtag collection of weekend footballers is the chill from the cold day in Hell it would be before the Spruitland side ever defeated Woodstock. Hell, even the Portland Timbers could probably beat a team from Spruitland and the Timbers haven't won anything international since Kerry Tanner was their coach back in the day.
So get your teles warmed up, keep the Blue Fox Ale or the Imperium Cola freshly imported from Praetonia cold, and get ready to watch the Stars and the Blades get it on. Purple people eaters and the Navy blue Stars. Should be loads of fun. |
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Alexandria Times-Post-Gazette-Chronicle-Tribune-Journal-Enquirer
Sports Section
Milchama Win?!
That's right folks apparently the younguns are some of the best in the AO football world as they came in and shocked Crystialkere winning 1-0. The game itself is sure to go down in Milchamian as one of the best matches the Warriors have played in their young footballing history. Coach Patrice Thibault said, "Wow! That was a great game right from the opening kick to the final I was scared. That goal was something else a limping Albentine putting it away from 22 yards. I still don't believe it." Now onto the match report with one announcing bit in it because it is one of the best ever announcing bits in Milchamian history.
The match started poorly for the Warriors who almost gave up goals in the first, second and third minutes but the great play of Clay Finton kept the game at goose eggs. Finton would again have an excellent this time making 8 saves and getting another shutout. After this initial surge of attacking by the Crystils the Warriors started to try to bog the ball down in the midfield with great success. Despite the boring play Milchama definitely held their own and almost scored in the 39th minute when Chuck Farenstein delivered a scary long range that the Crystils out of position keeper misjudged and almost led to a goal but he managed to find his way and barely tip the ball over the ball. The teams entered half time 0-0.
The second half saw an attacking boom as the Cystils got two shots on net in the 47th and 48th minute. Both shots were saved easily by Finton. After that early the game again settled into play much like the first half with the Warriors bogging down the game in midfield and frusterating the Crystils. Soon Milchama found some holes in Crystilakere's defense. The most noticable was in the 84th when Marin Keffers found Floren Albentine on a run thru the right side. The Crystils tried to play up for the offside but failed and Albentine almost scored before he was ruthlessly kicked from behind by a defender. The defender got a yellow card and the game was delayed for one minute before Albentine could again rise to his feet. Despite his limp he stayed in the game and in the 87th minute he got an oppurtunity (now announcer Clark Gideon)
87th minute: Milchama again just passes the ball around in midfield. They just seem to be content with frusterating the Crystils and having a 0-0 draw. Its play like this that has kept the Warriors from scoring for over 180 minutes in this tournament so far. Now Farenstein gets the ball and sees Albentine going on a run or at least his best impression of a run since he got injured in the 84th minute. The Crystils again try to draw offside and now the pass by Farenstein Is Perfect and Albentine Stays On Side. Now he hobbles faster then the defenders but their catching he now launches a shot from about 22 yards away and iTS A GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!! I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW! An injured Floren Albentine beats the entire Crystilakere defense and shoots a 22 yard shot perfectly in the right corner. Just an unbelievable shot and one of the best goals we have had in a long time here in Milchama. I think this will go down in history for a long time.
Final Score:
Milchama 1 (Albentine 87)
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Nojika Draws Vs Starblaydia
They do say the third times a charm
For the first time in Nojika's national football team's history, a draw was forced against veteran football nation, Starblaydia. The draw came late as midfielder captain, Carlos Amoa scored late in the 71st minute following a mistake by Francisco Ibanex. "I didn't think about the goal or the shot - it just sort of happened, just like in practice ," said Amoa after the match had ended.
Could this be the kickstart Nojika needs to get into the international football scene? National team coach Randy Mulder certainly thinks so; "I have no doubt that these men can take this win and run with it," said Mulder. "Should we win this competition, or even go as far as the finals, it may be the confidence booster we need to compete on a larger more public scale."
Next up for Nojika are the Hawks out of Lamoni. This will be the fourth time the two sides will face one another, and hopefully will be just as successfull as previous matches. In the third installment of the competetion, Nojika faced Lamoni twice, once coming away with 3 points after a 3 - 1 win and once forcing a 1 -1 draw on the final matchday. And in the sixth AOCAF competition, Nojika allowed Lamoni 2 goals in the 2nd round, which was enough to advance them to the quarter finals where they then fell to Starblaydia, 3 -1.
"We've learned from the past what they like to do and how they play. We've also learned that we do not want to allow Lamoni to come out victorious against us again," said Mulder. Nojika will face off against Lamoni with a fierce starting line that has forced draws against top nations Starblaydia and Sarzonia, and whom are confident and prepared for anything the Hawks might throw at them.
"They were only able to draw against The Lowland Clans, whom we beat; and had 3 goals forced against them during their match against Starblaydia, whom we forced a 1 - 1 draw," said Nojikan captain Carlos Amoa. "We're confident that our skills and abilities will prove we are the better competitors and athletes and allow us to produce the goals we will need to come out victorious. This is our game, and our chance to shine."
"We're just going to do what we do, play our game, and stay strong throughout this competition," said Amoa before leaving a post game conference. As Amoa said, Nojika is prepared to do what they must to win this important match, while also being sure to just play the game they love.
The final score of the Nojika vs Starblaydia match;
Starblaydia 1 - 1 Nojika
(Singh 56) - (Amoa 71)
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Stars still can't crack Blades code
The matchup between Sarzonia and Starblaydia was every bit as fierce as promised, but instead of deciding which team would carry Group 2 in the 11th Atlantian Oceania Cup of Association Football, the only thing the match determined was that Francisco Ibanez is a thug of "epic proportions," according to Coach Brett Hancock.
"I'm thinking of filing assault charges on that thing," Hancock snarled after the game. "If he ever sets foot in Sarzonia, he'll have an arrest warrant on his bum faster than you can say 'goal' in Rejistanian."
The Starblaydis started out of the gates looking for all the world as if they would blow Sarzonia's second choice national team out of the water early. They got goals from Ibanez while he was still pretending to be a football player (11th minute) and from Raul Diaz-Arca in the 19th minute, but Ibanez brutally tackled defender Ettore Salivani in the 23rd minute even though the ball was on the left side of the pitch and Salivani was on the right side. Unfortunately for Ibanez, the referee saw the tackle and issued him a yellow card.
Salivani argued for a red card and Ibanez punched him in the mouth, drawing an immediate red card -- and retaliation from the Stars. Hancock charged onto the pitch and leveled Ibanez with a tackle worthy of a gridball linebacker. The resulting brawl resulted in both sides playing with nine players as the Bettian referee only showed four additional red cards, three to retaliating Sarzonians.
Hancock was one of those sent off, leaving assistant coach Geoff Blaine in charge. Blaine took advantage of the ten minutes spent sorting out the red card situation to exort his team to play smart football. The Stars answered their assistant coach's cajoling with goals. Five minutes before the halftime whistle, forward Christy Cartwright scored her first international goal to halve the deficit. Three minutes into the second half, Brian Williams scored the equaliser, and that was how the match ended, with both teams dead even on the pitch and a rivalry only intensified.
Following the final whistle with the scoreline reading Starblaydia 2:2 Sarzonia, the teams had to be separated from each other by security personnel as players tried to go after each other once again. Salvani finally got his revenge on Ibanez, kicking him in the groin. One Stars player said after the game that, "perhaps we should contact those Xilian buggers to 'rub out' the Starblaydis."
"Those Goddamn Starblaydis ain't on my Christmas card list, that's for damn sure," Salivani said after the game. "Ibanez can kiss my Pacitalian bum."
Starblaydia 2:2 Sarzonia
(Ibanez 11, Diaz-Arca 19) (Cartwright 40, Williams 48) |
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Nojika Falls to the Hawks
Head coach Randy Mulder furious
At a conference just after todays match, Nojikan national team head coach Randy Mulder was available for a short few questions - though, it was apparent he didn't want to be bothered at all. "I've no idea what the hell just happened. But I'll be damned if I let this team lose like that again," said Mulder.
When asked about his previous comments regaurding the possibility of Nojika stepping up to play football at an internation level, Mulder's views were again quite clear - "There is absolutely no way I would let these men play football at that level. If we find ourselves losing to teams like Lamoni, all we are going to do is embarrass ourselves in front of the entire world. So no, we will not being playing international football anytime soon."
All this comes after Nojika loses 0 - 2 against Lamoni, whom they believed they would be victorious over and, so long as Starblaydia and Sarzonia forced a draw, move into 1st in the group. Players, coaches, and fans alike all grew more angry once they had read the results of the Starblaydia vs Sarzonia game, realizing that they had tied and that Nojika had the oppurtunity to move into first. "Things were going great. We forced draws against Starblaydia and Sarzonia, beat The Lowland Clans - but now, we have to essentially start over because of this match," said Nojikan goalkeeper Krystoff Kahn.
Next up for the Panthers are Andossa Se Mitrin Vega, whom have yet to win a match, drew against The Lowland Clans and lost their first three matches. Assuming Nojika will come out victorious over A.S.M.V., and that all other results go in favor of Nojika, the Panthers have the oppurtunity to still qualify for the second round, and even have the chance to capture first place in the group.
The final score of the Nojika vs Lamoni match;
Nojika: 0 - 2 :Lamoni
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